No pressure data? No problem

摘要

An automated and iterative technique integrates decline curve analysis, type curve matching and reservoir simulation to converge to a set of reservoir characteristics. (Part one of a two-part series.). State-of-the-art in production data analysis leaves a lot to be desired. This is especially true when pressure data are not available, which most of the time is the case when dealing with mature fields. A new technique, Intelligent Production Data Analysis (IPDA) has been developed that consists of two major components. The first component of the new technique combines three commonly used production data analysis techniques: decline curve analysis, type curve matching and reservoir simulation. The integration of these three techniques is accomplished through an iterative process that eventually converges to a set of reservoir characteristics for each well.